Citation

Brock J, McFann J, Inderbitzen RE, Bergoffen G. CTBSSP Synth. Ser. 2007; (13): 41p.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Transportation Research Board)

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Abstract

This synthesis will be useful to federal and state agencies, commercial truck and bus operators, and others interested in improving commercial vehicle safety. The synthesis summarizes the state of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operator training in the trucking and motorcoach industries. It captures in detail the experiences of those training programs that are using some combination of simulators and computer-based instruction. It also identifies current measures of training effectiveness being used in the CMV community. The synthesis is based on a comprehensive literature review complemented by a survey of selected truck and bus companies, industry associations, CMV driving schools, and vendors and users of training technologies such as simulators and computer-based training programs.